MembershipDatabaseEditorXMLTechnologyTask

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• decide which XML Schema validator to use

choice: Castor because it supports both code generation and class mapping, because it's open source, because it's actively developed, and because it's reasonably reviewed.

• technology:
• SAX: Simple API for XML

Does not produce representation in memory http://java.sun.com/xml/jaxb/faq.html

example validation http://www.oracle.com/technology/pub/articles/vohra_xmlschema.html

• DOM: Document Object Model

Produces in-memory representation. Validates structure but not content. http://java.sun.com/xml/jaxb/faq.html

example validation http://www.oracle.com/technology/pub/articles/vohra_xmlschema.html

• XSD: XML Schema Design validator

Does not validate parsing. http://www.oracle.com/technology/pub/articles/vohra_xmlschema.html

example validation [http://www.oracle.com/technology/pub/articles/vohra_xmlschema.html

Not clear whether creates in-memory objects. Not clear whether any easier than DOM.

• JAXB: better than SAX, DOM

Less able to handle dynamic structures. Input is XMLSchema.

• http://java.sun.com/xml/jaxb/faq.html

• JAXP: Java API for XML Processing

Abstraction layer for XML processor independance. http://java.sun.com/xml/jaxp/reference/faqs/index.html

http://java.sun.com/xml/jaxp/index.jsp

• options:
• xerces-j http://xml.apache.org/xerces-j/index.html

debian package libxerces-java Supports SAX, DOM

• xerces2-j http://xml.apache.org/xerces2-j/index.html

debian package libxerces2-java libxerces2-java-doc Supports SAX, DOM, JAXP

• castor http://www.castor.org/ open source. recent activity.

Java class/XML/SQL transforms

supports mapping existing classes or generating new classes.

http://www.castor.org/status.html

article http://javaboutique.internet.com/tutorials/CastorXML/

comparison http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/library/x-databdopt/index.html

• JAXB http://java.sun.com/xml/jaxb/ Java Community Standard

Supports generating new classes.

comparison http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/library/x-databdopt/index.html

• JaxMe http://jaxme.sourceforge.net/JaxMe2/ http://ws.apache.org/jaxme/ OpenSource implementation of JAXB

• JBind http://jbind.sourceforge.net/

validate, build java representation rigid, deeper support for XML. Supports generating new classes. comparison http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/library/x-databdopt/index.html

• msv https://msv.dev.java.net/

What the command line tools are/were using not clear it generates an in-memory image.

• Quick http://qare.sourceforge.net/web/2001-12/products/quick/index.html

uses DTD no XMLSchema. very flexible. complex schemas. poor forum support. Supports mapping existing classes or generating new classes. comparison http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/library/x-databdopt/index.html

• Zeus http://zeus.objectweb.org/

Supports strings only. Limited heirarchy support. Supports generating new classes. comparison http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/library/x-databdopt/index.html

• commercial options
  • JaxFront
  • Oracle XML Developer's Kit